In Japan, people do not build permanent houses. Most homes are made of wood, which helps prevent collapse during earthquakes. Even in the case of a stronger earthquake, people remain safe.

Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...

Three decades later, the need for earthquake-resistant structures along major roads remains largely unmet. The land ministry reported that 4,110 buildings ... of 6 to 7 on Japan’s seismic ...

Disasters like wildfires are only set to become more frequent amid climate change. Architects are designing for resilience.

1, 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were engulfed by horrific fires spawned by the Great Kanto Earthquake. A century later, Japanese should ... bustling with glittering buildings and throbbing with ...

The head of Cuba's National Seismological Service, Enrique Diego Arango Arias, has addressed recent reports that have sparked ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To help fill this gap, a research team has investigated the connection between ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... falling debris from trees, buildings, overhead wires or ...

With Japan’s Upper House elections in July quickly approaching and the Liberal Democratic Party’s popularity still waning, Ishiba himself has not ruled out a scenario where his cabinet faces a ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

At least five elk calves were killed in mid-January in the Florence area of the Bitterroot Valley due to ingestion of toxic ornamental plants. The calves were found by homeowners in the area between ...